Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Lawley | |
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Coordinates: 26°22′52″S 27°48′29″E / 26.381°S 27.808°E / -26.381; 27.808 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Government | |
• Councillor | Sakhile Tshenge |
Area | |
• Total | 6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 33,136 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 95.3% |
• Coloured | 4.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.3% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 28.8% |
• Sotho | 20.7% |
• Tsonga | 13.7% |
• Xhosa | 8.9% |
• Other | 28.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1830 |
PO box | 1824 |
Lawley is a township in the Gauteng province of South Africa and is some 8 km south of Lenasia. Named after Sir Arthur Lawley, Lieutenant-Governor of Transvaal from 1902 to 1906, when he became Governor of Madras.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Lawley". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 274.
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